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How to Connect to an AC charger
1. Depress the brake pedal andapply the parking brake.
2. Turn OFF all switches, move the shift lever to P (Park), and turn
OFF the vehicle.
3. After unlocking doors, open the charging door by pressing it.
4. Open the charging door by press- ing circle mark (o) area on the
right edge of the charging door.
If the vehicle doors are locked, the
charging door will not open.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The charging door does not open if
the door are locked/theft alarm sys-
tem is armed.
5. Remove any dust on the charging
connector and charging inlet.
6. Hold the charging connector han- dle. Then, insert it into the charg-
ing inlet, until you hear a click
sound. If it is not fully connected, a
bad connection between the
charging connector and the charg-
ing terminals may cause a fire.
CHARGING THE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
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5. Connect the plug to a householdelectric outlet.
6. Make sure that the power connec- tion indicator (green) lights in the
control box.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The charging door does not open
when the theft alarm system is
armed.7. Remove any dust on the charging
connector and charging inlet.
8. Hold the charging connector han- dle. Then, insert it into the charging
inlet, until you hear a click sound. If
it is not fully connected, improper
connection between the charging
connector and the charging termi-
nals are a potential fire hazard. 9. Charging starts automatically and
the charging light blinks.
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CHARGING THE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
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Safety features of your vehicle
Front seat belt warning
Driving
conditionsConditionsWarning pattern
Seat beltVehicle speedLightSound
While
parked
(Ignition
switch ON)Buckled
0 mph (0 km/h)Illuminates
(for 6 seconds)
No sound
Unbuckled
- Sounds (for 6 seconds, driver`s seat)
- No sound (for passenger’s seat)
While
drivingUnbuckled6 mph (9 km/h) or more butless than 12mph (20 km/h)Continuously IlluminatesNo sound
When the seatbelt is unbuckled after useLess than 12 mph (20km/h)Continuously IlluminatesNo sound
12 mph (20 km/hr) or moreBlinks continuouslyAlarm sounds for 100 seconds
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Features of your vehicle
Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
. . . . 4-22
. . . . . . 4-23
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-36
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Fuel filler door (Hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Fuel filler door (Plug-in hybrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44\

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47

Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
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Features of your vehicle
Record your key number
The key code number
is stamped on the bar
code tag attached to
the key set. Should
you lose your keys,
this number will enable an author-
ized Kia dealer to duplicate the keys
easily. Remove the bar code tag and
store it in a safe place. Also, record
the code number and keep it in a
safe and handy place, but not in the
vehicle.
Smart key function
1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Liftgate open
4. Panic alarm
5. Remote start (if equipped)
With a smart key, you can lock or
unlock a door (and liftgate) and start
the engine.
Refer to the following for more details.
SMART KEY (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING- Smart key
Never leave the keys in your
vehicle with unsupervised chil-
dren. Leaving children unat-
tended in a vehicle with a man-
ual a smart key is dangerous.
Children copy adults and they
could press the start button.
The key would enable children
to operate power windows or
other controls, or even make
the vehicle move, which could
result in serious bodily injury or
death.
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Features of your vehicle
✽ ✽NOTICE
You can active or deactivate the Two
Press Unlock function from the User
Settings mode in the LCD display.
Refer to “User Settings” in this
chapter.
Liftgate open
To open:
1. Make sure you have the smart key
in your possession.
2. Either press the switch inside the liftgate emblem or press the lift-
gate open button (3) on the smart
key for more than one second.
3. Once the liftgate is opened and then closed, the liftgate will lock
automatically.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The Liftgate unlock will only oper-
ate If you are within 28~40 inches
(0.7~1 m) from the outside liftgate
handle.
Panic alarm
Press and hold the panic alarm but-
ton (4) for more than one second.
The horn sounds and hazard warn-
ing lights flash for 30 seconds. To
cancel the panic mode, press any
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Features of your vehicle
This system is designed to provide
protection from unauthorized entry
into the vehicle. This system is oper-
ated in three stages: the first is the
“Armed” stage, the second is the
“Theft-alarm” stage, and the third is
the “Disarmed” stage. If triggered,
the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard
warning lights.
Armed stage
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
Using the folding key
1. Turn off the engine and remove theignition key from the ignition
switch.
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and liftgate are
closed and latched.
3. Lock the doors by pressing the lock button on the transmitter.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
will blink once to indicate that the
system is armed.
If the liftgate or engine hood
remains opened, the hazard warn-
ing lights will not operate and
theft-alarm will not arm. After this,
if the liftgate and engine hood are
closed, the hazard warning lights
will blink once and the theft-alarm
will arm.
Using the smart key
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and liftgate are
closed and latched.
button of the front outside door
handle with the smart key in your
possession.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
will operate once to indicate that
the system is armed.
If the liftgate or engine hood
remains opened, the hazard
warning lights will not operate
and theft-alarm will not arm. After
this, if the liftgate and engine
hood are closed, the hazard
warning lights will blink once and
the theft-alarm will arm.
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM
Armed stage
Theft-alarm stageDisarmedstage

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lock button on the smart key.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
will operate once to indicate that
the system is armed.
If the liftgate or engine hood
remains opened, the hazard
warning lights will not operate
and theft-alarm will not arm. After
this, if the liftgate and engine
hood are closed, the hazard
warning lights will blink once and
the theft-alarm will arm. Do not arm the system until all
passengers have left the vehicle. If
the system is armed while a pas-
senger(s) remains in the vehicle,
the alarm may be activated when
the remaining passenger(s)
leaves the vehicle. If any door (or
liftgate) or engine hood is opened
within 30 seconds after the sys-
tem enters the armed stage, the
system will be disarmed to pre-
vent unnecessary alarm.Theft-alarm stage
The alarm will be activated if any of
the following occurs while the system
is armed.
A front or rear door is opened with-
out using the transmitter (or smart
key).
The liftgate is opened without using the transmitter (or smart
key).
The engine hood is opened.
The horn will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously
for approximately 27 seconds. To
turn off the system, unlock the doors
with the transmitter (or smart key).